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Topic: Next Release..? (Read 16705 times)

Now that ZSoft Uninstaler v2.4 is out the door, what do you except from the next release (v2.5)?

I currently have the following planned:

New tool: Empty folder searcher

New tool: Autostart-program-manager

New tool/feature: A merge of the 'scan-registry-feature' in a previous beta (note that this was removed in the final release of v2.4), the 'is-this-the-folder'-feature from when uninstalling and the folder wasn't removed and a new one that scans the start-menu and desktop for leftovers - all as a 'after-uninstaller-scan' (it should also be possible to launch it without a 'real uninstall' so you can use it to uninstall programs that doesn't have an uninstaller, or where the uninstall function doesn't work)

Show info about selected program on the left

Backup-routine so you can undo a 'delete' from the Installed Programs list

What would you like to see in the next release?

Oh, and Softpedia just made a review of ZSoft Uninstaller (v2.3.4 ) (original a 3 out of 5 rating, but it was beefed up to a 4 out of 5 one ) - anyway, a user writes

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Overall rating could be "Excellent" if it could make every step automatically just like that. I hope this feature will be added in the near feature.

Anyone knows what (s)he means - how could I make the steps more automatic?

v2.4 is great and I like it as it is but additional tools would make ZSU more powerful against any shareware competition. My favorite feature is Analyze and that is the main reason why I'm using ZSU even on Vista rather than "Programs and Features" that is extremely fast unlike "Add/Remove Programs" in Xp. What I would like to see is info on the left about selected program.

For a uninstall application it's seems that the "New tool/feature" (after-uninstaller-scan) is an enhancement logic and appropriate. E.g. the 'is-this-the-folder' is very appreciated by users - and if it can to be extend why not do that? A useful feature a must for those programs that wasn't analysed.

First to enable Unicode for ZSoft Uninstaller's next release. As I have worked hard translating it (v2.4 is done, looking at v2.4.1 for new strings) in gu-IN & hi-IN (gujarati & hindi) languages just to find out that it dont support UTF-8 encoding. I'm sure many have problems with old ASCII standard, & would like to use comfortable UTF-8 (ie. Unicode) instead.

Another thing I would suggest is to provide "Before" Uninstall scan where we can scan all possible files, services, registries & directories relating to main executable or other components in main install dir. It would make Uninstallation more accurate.And of course there should be an option to choose what to keep & what to purge in "After" Uninstall scan wizard.

Last but not least is to provide *secure* delete option in Uninstallation wizard.

Hope you will find this helpful. ThankX for such a jewel.

Regards,dkcreatto

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Overall rating could be "Excellent" if it could make every step automatically just like that. I hope this feature will be added in the near feature.Anyone knows what (s)he means - how could I make the steps more automatic?

She meant, I thought she might, that Installation Analyzing Process -Before & After Installation scans- should get automated. You can do that by either putting an *agent* running on system which tracks any change in system which can be regarded as installation. Or you can put some registry in system so that if any program tries to install itself registry will trigger 'Uninstaller' and then it finds the change & tracks changes to system, after all most install more or less changes registry.

Another thing I would suggest is to provide "Before" Uninstall scan where we can scan all possible files, services, registries & directories relating to main executable or other components in main install dir. It would make Uninstallation more accurate.And of course there should be an option to choose what to keep & what to purge in "After" Uninstall scan wizard.

Official Unicode Help : [http://www.unicode.org/onlinedat/resources.html]

Mike Lischke's library - [http://www.lischke-online.de/] sorry but in German (use babelfish on it)

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Please read that para again. Just to simplify I was pointing to create a *map* of installed software before *uninstallation* & then again after uninstallation look at registry & hard disk for redundant registries & files which can be related to already map created. Here you can use algorithms for scanning & comparing files & registries, just as used in registry cleaners.Developers of Revo Uninstaller are using some what same method. Do some googling about it.

To point out one thing here -redundant registries can cause sever problems in system resources rather junk files which can be purged through many good apps available on web. And this system helps most in Registry rather emphasizing on junk files.

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How do you mean? Secure delete option..?

By that I meant that, when uninstall an *Analyzed* program in ZSoft it should use an secure deletation process (such as DOT 7 passes, Gutmann 35passes) so every file is not recoverable.

Now, wait. You have a question! Why secure deletation, right?

Because, simply some time people dont want to reveal what they have used, how they configured it, how they used, frequency of use ...etc.This can be just an add-on. NO NEED FOR IT, if you provide *Uninstall to recycle bin* option.. then people like me can use CCleaner to wipe every sign of it from PC.

Thanks for the links... I'll try do dive into it (but I wouldn't hold my breath )

The map thing, you want to analyze the uninstallation (!), to find out what's been removed so ZU can 'figure out' that if all but a couple of files has been deleted in a directory, the remains should probably also be deleted..?

About the secure delete thing... (Can I say 'lol' here? ) - it seems overkill to me, but I'll write it down, so that if I someday have absolutely nothing to do, I can add it :=) (The delete to recycle bin is already an option... don't remember if it's only in then newest beta or also in the newest released version, but it's there )

Actually its *installed* software executable, its installation/common files/AppData/local settings directories, files in that directories, config files such as *ini*/*bat*/*bin*, registries etc, rather than just an installed directory & not the uninstallation in first phase.

Then, based on this *map* search & log registry & drive for similar entries, we know that many registry entries are based on DOS formate short-names. And then based on this *log* delete left-overs which were not deleted in Uninstallation. config file can be very helpful -most of the time they include paths to some files which standard uninstaller leaves back.

Give me sometime, around three days, i'll give you an Flowchart, to ease the understanding.

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About the secure delete thing... (Can I say 'lol' here? Tongue) - it seems overkill to me, but I'll write it down, so that if I someday have absolutely nothing to do, I can add it :=) (The delete to recycle bin is already an option... don't remember if it's only in then newest beta or also in the newest released version, but it's there Wink)

Its just a add-on feature, -not required at all, as advance users -like me & you & most of all who are reading this- have their own ways to do so, such as a drive scrubber. And just to reason for its importance is just that think that you have installed Virtual Girls or something else prohibited in your office/home pc (of course, my old man cant recover files but Techy minds in office surely can. ) , which is the safest way for not getting caught?

Unicode compatibility is essential. It give you easy way to internationalize & localize you tool

Only stuff on zsoft.dk is really official --- I gave someone permission to package the software as a portable app, but what has changed in "rev 2" I don't know --- can only really be the portableapps.com packaging though....